Fairfax, Ohio is a small town located in southeast Ohio. The town has a population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its rural atmosphere. Despite its small size, Fairfax is quite active in politics. Local officials work to ensure the needs of its citizens are met and consider different views when making decisions. The city council meets regularly to discuss and vote on laws and regulations that affect the community. Local elections take place every two years to choose representatives who will serve the residents for a term of two to four years depending on the office. Candidates from various parties campaign for these positions in order to best represent their constituents’ interests. With such an involved local political system, Fairfax residents can be sure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Fairfax, OH is leaning liberal.
Hamilton County, OH is somewhat liberal. In Hamilton County, OH 57.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.1% to 41.3%.
Hamilton county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfax, OH is leaning liberal.
Hamilton County, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Fairfax, Ohio: R r d d D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fairfax, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,014 contributions totaling $96,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 620 contributions totaling $222,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)